Mud-chain hook



B. S. SMITH.

MUD CHAIN HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5, 1919.

1,334,322, Patented Mm'. 23, 1920.,

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MUD-CHAIN HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application flied `rpi'i 5, 1919. Serial 'No. 287,687'.

.To all whom t may concern:

lie it 'known that I, BURELL Sirirfn, a cltiren et the United States, residing `at Pueblo, in the county oit Pueblo and State `oi" Colorado, 'have invented new and `useful lfinprovenients *in Mud-Chain ".E'loolks oiv which the following a el'ieeiiication.

rthis invention relates to niud chain hooks and particularly to devices `o'tthis sortto be applied on truck and other motor vehicle wheels to *terni the `connection ifor chains at tached around the tread.

iin elijectoig my .invention te provide a device ol this character whichiscenstrneted to be readily applied to a Wheel, and which has the chain receiving 4and hohl ing portions thereof disposed to retain the chainv in a position to give a rnaxhnuni grip.

ii.. iurther object resides` `in arranging a spring in conjunction with the boel; ijiroper, which spring guards against accidental dispiacenient er loosening et the chain.

.finother object lies in providing spring holding means to lock and retain the s'iriiig in place, said ineans however being constructed to releasably secure the spring so that it may be removed and replaced. should. occasion demand. y

With these and other objects in view, which will be apparent from the drawing7 specification, and claims, this invention in eludes nevel features of construction and combinations of parte which will now be set forth.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vien7 in elevation ot a livheel showing the application et my invention thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional vieiv taken transvcisely through a Wheel telly and tire, and illustrating my invention with a chain applied thereto.

Fig. 3 .is a vieiv in elevation oi. my invention. i

Fig. is is a plan vieiv ot the showing in. Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View on line 55 of Fig.

The body portion 1 has the ends thereof reduced and then bent or otherwise shaped to form chain receiving hooks and 3, these chain receiving hooks being preferably 5 termed tl-icrethrough in line with lool and snbstantlr lly 1n-i way between `hooks and 3, `an enlargement or standard 1l :is

formed. This standard has a `groeve or `slot and 3, and this groove is dovetarled at its edges at 6.

The body pc-ntien 1 is made oit such length that the hook portions will. extend slightly beyond the .telly et a Wheel, and the holt.

receiving openings'and d' are provided on opposite sides et stzlii'rdard fl. `to receive bolts 9 by which `the device secured `upon the hilly of the Wheel.

.ik spring clip 10, sliaped siibstantially s shown in Fig. 4:, inade oit Aa width and thickness to catch Within. the dovetailed edges of groove 5 when this spring is .inserted endwise into` the groove, and ell a length sufficient that the ends thereof extend over `and bear upon the `ends oi". hooks and 3. The ends of the spring are preferably reduced to have substantially the saine Width as the ends of the hooks, and the length of the spring@r is gaged to avoid extension beyond the tops et the hooks. Through this shaping of the spring, and through the provision ot' the swell at the bends from the body to the hooks, the spring is protected and there is little likelihood of trash or the like 'fouling in the Wheel and engaging the spring to raise the ends from engagement against the ends of the hooks.

While spring 10 Would. doubtless remain in place under ordinary circumstances through its own resiliency.y it is preferable that provision be made for locking and positively retaining the spring against displacement. A laterally extending groove 11 is provided in the top of the standard and a screW-threaded bore 12 is formed in this last mentioned groove and outside of the line of groove 5. A screw 13, having a Wide head, is provided to be turned into the threaded bore 12, in which setting the head overhangs and locks upon the middle portionwof spring 10 te secure the spring in place. By this arrangement spring l is clamped against endwise movement and secured within the groove of standard 4 with the ends thereof bearing resiliently against the ends of hooks 2 and 3.

My improved mud chain hook is adaptable to all classes of truck and motor wheels, and

l in the application of the device one or several of the chain hooks will be secured transversely on the felly of the wheel, as shown in Figs. 1 Vand 2. A section of chain 14, of proper length, is ,looped around the tire or tread of the Wheel and end links of the same are fitted over hooks 2 and 3. In placing the chain, spring clip is raised at one end and anV end link of the chain is fitted on the hook thus cleared, the chain then being carried over the tire of the wheelto the opposite side where the opposite end of spring clip l() is raised and the free end of the chain is caught upon the remaining hook. If desired two sections of chain can be secured by a single device, as shown in Fig. 1. Other chains with different forms of links can be attached in the same manner, and even a rope can beapplied without altering the hook. Y

While, in the foregoing, I have described specific embodiments and have suggested only certain possible vadaptations-in use, it will lbe appreciated that mypurpose is to provide a hook structure by which a chain or rope is held in position to accomplish the desired function, and which hook is constructed to secure the rope or chain from n, jostling olf or accidental displacement, in Y view of which itis to be understood that in practice I do not limit myself to such specific details as herein set forth, but may resort to modifications within the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A mud chain hook including with an elongated body portion to be secured on the felly of a wheel and having chain hooks at the ends thereof, said bod having a standard midway between sai hooks and said standard provided with a dovetailed slot in line with the hooks, a spring clip inserted endwise within said slot and having its ends bearing resiliently in contact with the points of said hooks.

2. A mud chain hook including with an elongated body portion to be secured on the felly lof a Wheel and having chain hooks at the ends thereof, said body having a standard midway between said hooks and said standard provided with a dovetailed slot in line with the hooks, a spring clip inserted endwise within said slot and having its ends bearing resiliently in contact with the points of said hooks, and a screw carried by said standard at one side of the slot therein to be turned down and clamp against said spring clip to secure the same against endwise removal from the slot.

3. With a chain holding hook having a slot, a spring clip to be inserted endwise into said slot and bear resiliently in contact with the point of the hook, said spring clip being notched in that portion received within the slot, and a screw to be set to clamp said spring clip and received in the notch thereof to retain said clip against displacement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BURELL S. SMITH. 

